Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Cardiology: Adding Value to Prognostication

AbstractPurpose of the ReviewRadionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) continues to be an accurate and reproducible method of diagnosing obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) with predictive, prognostic, and economic value. We review the evolutionary potential of machine learning (ML), a subset of artificial intelligence, as an adjunct to MPI.Recent FindingsApplying the broad scope of ML, including the integration of deep learning, can leverage the knowledge representation and automated reasoning to detect and extrapolate patterns from high-dimensional features of MPI. There is growing evidence to suggest superior abilities of ML over parametric statistical models for predicting the presence of obstructive CAD, the need for revascularization, and the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events including cardiac death.SummaryML is uniquely positioned to provide the next great advancement in the field of nuclear cardiology for improving patient-specific risk stratification.
Source: Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports - Category: Radiology Source Type: research